Staying the course of the most beautiful city in the book author's memory, we pick up the day in the middle with F. Hopkinson Smith and Espero "his" gondolier in 1898. Smith can't help himself from describing everything from the oldest crockery in Italy to the prettiest ladies of the evening (presumed). Sensory enjoyment for the calm nervous system.

I'll let him tell it. This mess of an episode on my part barely made it through the inner "board of competent recording" process. And if I apologized for every time I meant to get an episode out and was delayed by the necessities of earning a living...well.  This is why we all need a little Venice!